Popularity doesn't mean quality. This show is popular, but it sucked.
Many people love this show. At first when I watched it, I agreed with them. Loved the entire show for 2 years. But after watching the show without a laugh track, I realized that there were only a few jokes that were good through the entire 12 seasons. Even saying good would be stretching it. The live studio audience seems to laugh at every sentence the characters would say. 99% of the things the audience laughs at is not funny at all, giving this show (a show about comedy) no point. Quality is nowhere to be seen here, only popularity. Once again, popularity does not mean quality. For this show, I can't express that enough. If you want to watch a good comedy, watch Modern Family or Schitt's Creek.